The March 2019 Issue

Once a quiet fishing village, this small town on the Neuse River has become one of the East Coast’s top sailing destinations.

In Brunswick County, a former marine biologist grows a bounty of herbs, vegetables, and edible flowers on her family farm.

A coffee shop on the water provided the perfect opportunity for a pair of Outer Banks newcomers to craft a community.

Family traditions are preserved inside colorful tins at this flavor-filled shop.

Young daredevils fly into new adventures with joyful abandon. For their parents, the trick is learning to let them soar.

Cheddar, Monterey Jack, blue: three recipes for those who like a little cheese (or a lot) with every meal.

The father-and-son team behind a popular food truck have found a permanent home for their upscale, down-home brand of barbecue.

With a swirl of her famous frosting and a dollop of pepper jelly, this self-taught baker dresses her cupcakes in style.

When pizza parlors arrived in North Carolina, the checkered tablecloths and warm, garlicky welcome changed downtown eating — and campus life — forever.

A taste of Naples has come to Winston-Salem. At Peyton Smith’s restaurant, the humble, cheesy pie you think you know is transformed into something you’ll never forget.

Artisan pizza, with its thin crust and cheese that tastes of the woodsmoke in which it was baked, outshines its boxed-and-ready cousins. These five restaurants deliver the traditional Italian version with North Carolina ingredients.

George Smart set out to save a historic, but often overlooked, architectural style in North Carolina. By showcasing the functional beauty of these homes across the state, he’s rallied folks to the cause of Mayberry Modernism.

An acclaimed North Carolina architect picks four homes whose distinctive features — from sleek rooflines to dramatic windows — illustrate the
mid-century modern aesthetic.

A tenacious architect with a lofty goal turned North Carolina State University into a powerhouse of modernist design.

Growing up in a modernist masterpiece taught two sisters that a house is far more than a home — it’s a feeling.

In Charlotte, a broker and a home designer have come up with a new twist on a classic design. It doesn’t fit in with today’s trends. And that’s the point.

For architect Adam Sebastian, a childhood spent building forts and tree houses in Forsyth County honed the design skills that he used to create a home high above the treetops.

A menagerie of animals — along with their human keepers — delight in a beautifully and sustainably designed life on the farm.

Maritime relics, nautical touches, and an utterly modern design merge in an island home that’s both historic and contemporary.

Three retired friends from Chicago threw caution to the mountain wind and built a sleek and sophisticated home for two households.

For more than 40 years, the Mountains-to-Sea Trail has stretched nearly 1,200 miles across North Carolina. But for the passionate advocates who work to move the path off of roadways and into woods and fields — a fraction of a mile at a time — improving the trail is an ongoing journey.

North Carolina’s longest footpath runs 1,175 miles, from Clingmans Dome to the Outer Banks. Here are nine spots along the way that you need to see.

After the war, North Carolinians hit the road on gasoline that’s newly cheap and plentiful. Sleek cars in a kaleidoscope of colors carry families to drive-in theaters and restaurants, where they watch and dine under the stars.

Jars of last year’s harvest — lovingly put up and generously gifted — promise a pop! of warmth during the waning days of winter.

It’s never too early to dream of spring. Pick up a vase at a pottery sale or art show — it will be full of flowers before you know it.

In 1958, a group of college students in Greensboro built a modern home from scratch.